"They are delighted (to win the Premiership), they're sports fans and they know what running a sports team is all about. All the pundits were saying Liverpool would be Chelsea's main challengers this season. But we rely on the person who has done it many times over many years, and Sir Alex Ferguson has proved his critics wrong again. He is the person who makes the decisions and he was comfortable with the squad.
"If he had wanted more money for players, we would have given it to him. Everyone has their view of things - but his is the critical one."